If your ear can't understand whatever it hears, then it's suspect. Whatever the application -- composing, songwriting, singing, playing the guitar, piano, or any other instrument -- there is a logic to becoming a spontaneous musician. Your goal as a … [Read more...]

Singing what you hear is an important part of improving your perception. Let's look at it from a body/mind perspective.
Recognizing that C and F is a perfect fourth is a cognitive exercise. You have to think about it. Maybe only for a split-second, … [Read more...]

Kevin: I play bass in an orchestra (which is notorious for being a difficult instrument to play in tune), as well as sing in a chorus where my fellow tenors could be as much as, but not limited to, a half step flat on an given note. Will these … [Read more...]